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f . . . "We will cling to the Pillar of the Temple of oar Liberties, aad if it mst fall, we wil Perish amidst the Ruins." -F, agee Gor t douse, S. C., august 20, IS. NO.30. EDGE~FIELD ADVERTISER. BY. SW F. DURISOE, PROPRIETOR. NE W TE RtMS. two DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS, per annum, if paid in advance -$3 if not paid within six months from the date of subscrgtion, and 84 if not paid-before the expiration of the year. All subscriptions will be continued, stuless otherwise ordered before the expira tion of the year; but no paper will be discon tinned until all arrearages are paid.unless at the option of the Publisher. Ane person procuring five responsible Sub scribers,shallreceivethe paper for one year, ADVTSEMESTconspicuouslyinserted at 75 ceat per square, (12 lnes, or less,) for the first insertion, and 374 for each continuance. Those published monthly, or quarterly. will be charged $1 per square. Advertisements not having the number of insert ons marked on them, will be continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. All communications, post paid 6llbe prompt ly and strictly attended to. South Carolina, EDGE FIELD DISTRICT. Seaborn A. Jones. Declaration vs. in eoreign Enoch Byne. Attachment. T HE Plaintif having this day filed his de " claration in my office, and the defendant having no wife or attorney, known to he within the State, on whom a copy of the samn, with a rule to lead, can be served: It is ordered, that the defendant plead to the said declaration, within a year and a day, or final and absolute udgement will be given against him. THOS. G. BACON, c. c. p. Clerk's Office. 17th March, 1845 ly 8 State of South ('arolina. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT IN THE COMMON PLEAS. John B. Gorden vs. Attachment. Joseph M. Perry. Alex. J. Lawton vs. Attachment. Joseph M. Perry. T lIE Plaintiff's having this day filed their Deelarations in the above staled cases in my office. It is therefore, Ordered, that the Defendant do appear and plead to the said Declarations within a year and a day from the date hereof, or in default thereof final and absolute judgments will be given and awarded against the said Defendant in both the above, stated cases. THOS G. BACON, c. c. P. Clerk's Oice, 28th April, 1845. April 30 14 1y - State .of South Carolina. ED.GEFIELD DISTRICT. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Benj. F. Landrum, bearer, Declaiion Vs. -in Richard Allen. Attachment. ,p l E Plaintiffs in the above stated case 1 having this day filed his Declaratiota in my Office and the Defendant having no wife or attorney known to reside within the limits of the State. on whom a copy of the same with a rule to plead can be served. It is therefore Or Tiered, that he appears and plead to the same, within one year and a day from the date hereof, or final and absolute judgment will be an arded against him. THOMAS G. BACON, c. c. F. Clerk's Office21st Nov. 1844 Nov.27 44 ly State of South Car'ohna. DGEEFIELD DISTRICT. IN THE COXMION PLEAS. Robert R Hunter, Declaration in vs- Attachment. P. H. Rooney. T1 H E Plaintiff in the above stated .case, ..having this day filed their D~eclatratoms n my Office, and the Defendant having ito wife or Attorney known to reside witnin the mitls of the State on whom acopy of thesame witn a rule to plead can be served; "It is therefore Ordered" That the Defendant appear ann plead to the sanme within a year and a day fronm the date hereof or final and absolute judgmxenlt will be awarded against hum THOMAS G. BACON, c. c. P. Clerk's Office,22d Nov. 1844. Nov.27 44 Jy .7The friends of Col. JoaN QUATTIE guas announce him as a candidate for the .office of Tax Collector, at the next elec tion. 'July 1 g-We are authorized to announce M.. GaAHAM, Esq., as a candidate -.tor~ Ordinary of Edgefield District, at the next election.2 .EPADas a candidate for the office of Tax Cellector, at the next election, Dec. 25 if 48 OThe friends of SAMPson B. alAvs, announce himn as a candidate for the Office of Tax Collector at the~next election. -Oct. 30 (f 40 Q7The friende of Mlaj. S. C. ScoTT, snounce him as a candlidate fur Tax ollector at thbe ensuing election. Nov 6. I 41 SThe friends of EDMUND MoRIs, sq., announce him as a candidate fur the office of Tax Collector at the next election. Nov 6. : - ti 41 * Notice. I S hereby given that apiplication will be Imade at the next sitting of the Legis. a-lature to make a public road, of the road leading from the five notch to Moors' road. July., 3 m 24 h gricultural. From the Transactions of the N Y. Ag ricultural Society. AGRICULTURE OF SOUTH CAR OLtNA. BY HON J. R. POtNSETT. THx HoiNESTEAD, On Saluda River. near Greenville S C. September, 1844. (Concluded.) Through the priseworthy exertions of State and District Agricultural Societies, all kinds of stock are improving. Un-il a few years past, the hogs reared in this State were all of that long snouted and long legged breed, which consumes so much and produces so little. Too many of these ill favored pigs are still to be seen in our woodlands, but they are grad ually-diminishishing, and it is to be toied that they will soon be so entirely superce. ded by a more thrifty race, as sootn to be regarded only as natural curiosities. The Berkshire and China breeds of pigs intro dured into this cottntry from the northern and western States, and in some i'stan ces, directly from Europe, are 'producing this desirable change throughout the land. Few sheep are raised in South Carolina, and those chiefly for their meat. In the lower districts, the Syrian or broad tailed sheep are most esteemed, being well a dapted to the climate. and yi'lding the best mutton. Few horses or mules are rated in the State, the demand for them being annually supplied from Kentucky. So too, the best, I may say the only good cattle for the supply of our meat markets, are driven from over the mountains, chiefly from the same State. With very few exceptions, the woodlands furnish the only pasturage, and the cattle for the most part diminutive and unproductive. It will he in vain to expect any general amelioration of the races by importations from abroad, until more attention is paid to pasturage lands. Fortunately, this is compatible with the best system of hus bandry. with one third of our farms under the profitable fallow of turneps, sweet potntoes. and peas, the latter cultivated partly for forage; one third in well set pastures and the remaining third in grain or cotton, the land would rather improve than deteriorate. while.it would be. much more productive than under the present wasteful and destructive system. The confetihllt husbandfr-T Great Britain, that is, a regular chance from aration to pasturage, is better suited for the thin soils of this portion of the South, which become too incohesive under con stant tillage, than the alterpate husbandry which can only be successrully practiced on the richest soils, and on such as have access to abundance of putrescent manure. This system requires one half the farm to he cultivated in some of the cereal grains. while the other half is under pulse, roots, cultivated herbage, or simple fallow. A great obstacle to a proper divisiou-of .our farming land is to be found in our defective methed of enelosing our fields. Almost the only fences in use in South Carolina are the Virginia or wort fence, made of rails laid zigzag, and the post and rail fence, both of which begin to-decay from the day they are ereeted; ruquiritg not only great care and labor to keep them in order.hut extensive woodlands to. furnish materials both-for their structure and re pair. This is the more surprising, as in this country live.fences are easily mads, and require only a very few years to come to perfectiou, after which they may be maintained for ages with little trouble and scarcely any exptense. 1 will meu tion a few of ithe most commton .plants shich might be employed for-the purpose, nd give the best method of cultivating hem in order to rear a hedge in the short est time. The Nondescript, a native rose f rapid growth and singularly strong and horty, constitutes, if properly cultivated, n impenetrable hedge in three years. 'he cuttings should be set out two feet nd a half apart. itn three rows two feet and a haelf from each other, for the two fold .purpose of working the groutnd be tween the rows, and giving a broad base o the hedge. The plants ought to be kept free from gtass an~d wveeds the first t wo years, after which they will only re quire. to be trimmed-to form an enduring and impervious rence. The Macariney rose, although of not quie so rapid a growth, if treated tn the same manner, makes an equally good hedge, an-d-would probably prove hardier nortth of South Carolina. .The cotmmon holly. if set out in the motnth of Mareb, and cut dlown to within a few itjches of the ground. rarety fails to strike root, and in due season forms a secure hedge. Another descripjtion of He:, the 'cas.sine, may be successfully transpilanted for this purpose in February. This plant grows so abundantly in' tthe lower disftricts, that I have caused it to be cut mut of the woods y the roadside in clods a foot sqtuare, and set out on land prepared to receive hem. Each clod will contain four or five youusg plants, which moust be trim med to withtin a few inches of the ground. hey reqluire no ether culture, and will ort a good .hedge in three years. The thorn will answer, if set out in double or treble rows, as wvill the crab apple, and other armed plants- All that appears necesary, is to give the hedge a sufficient ly broad base, net less than three feet, and. onivate the, plants for two or three years. They require, however, to he trimmed annually, in a climate where .c:l:,m... rose.plnte in a good soil will throw out shoots twenty feet long in a se.son. The horticulture of this State. is gradu ally improving, and in the neighborhood of Charleston, is not surpassed in- the United States. From successful experi meats made on the sea coast, at Colum bia, which is situated immediately above tae first falls of the rivers, at Newberry, in the middle tlistricts and in this vicinity, at the foot of the blue ridge, there is rea son to believe, that throughout the State all the fruit cultivated in Europe may be raised with equal success and less ex pense, fur the trees do not require any protection in winter, or any support in summer. So too, nearly all the tnost beautiful and ornamental shrubs of China, Japan and the Cape of Goid Hope, .flour ish everywhere in Carolina in the open air. A taste for cultivating fruits and vege tebles, flowers and ornamental shrubs, exists generally among people in easy circumstances. hut much remains to be lone to induce the laboring classes through. out the State to devote more time to this pursuit, and to cultivate gardens near their homesteads, as a source both of health and profit. I hive the honor to be, dear sir, Very truly, your obedient servant, J. B. PoINaETT. TaE Caors, TURNEPs, MILLET, &c. We had an opportunity of making en quiry last week, respecting the crops from all sections of the upper country, and find that a deplorable prospect is ahead. From no part of this region have we heard of an abundance-but few planters make a sufficient quantity of bread stuffs-whilat the majorit) will suffer much if they rely upon the present crop for subsistence. The destitution will be greatest in parts of Lancaster, Fairfield, Chester, York, Unon, Spartanhurg, Newberry, Laurens, Greenville, Pendleton, Edgefeld and Ab heville. It is believed that the Districts below these .willmake enough to sustain the stock well,-bui in most of the Dis tricts above named, even bread will be scarce. An hour of despondency is usually an hour for devising pl.ans for the ameliora tion of want and suffering, and many per sons have almost given up in despair. But apart from any feelings like those which cause us to hope for plenty no longer we fascy that the present years drought, will'do more towards turning .ho-Agricul tural operations of South Carolina into the proper channel, than any thing else which could have occurred. It will cause us to hesto'v more care upon the cultiva lion of the winter crops, wheat, barley, rye and oats, and the turnep crop. The later should he put in immediately, and a few acres will salve many a famished cow from the lift. In a late letter which we received Prom our friend the rdon. Joel It. Poinsett, whose admirable "Essay on the Agriculture of South Carolina," we published last week, he remarks "that it would not only be a blessing to our slaves, but the greatest economy, were the plan ters of this Stare to provide them bounti fully a ith esculent vegetables." and if we except the potatoe, there is no vegetable more relished by the negro than the tur nep. The preparation of the soil for this crop is simple, and good turneps may be raised by the aids which every plantation furnishes. Cowpening is generally the most snecessful preparation of the soil; the reasons for which we refer our readers to an article written by our esteemed correspondent " CoxE," and published by us last spring. But if this has not been attended to, for the present season w~e would advise the collection of all old buoies and ashes, anti with these, by she assistance of animal manures, and loam fronm the woods, or swamp soil. w'e can calculate on a goodi crop of turneps, even from exhausted soils. Barley should be sown in August and September for early soiling, and for later use it may be put in even as late as November. It is the hest grain for witer soilhng which we can cul tivate, and alwaysi makes a fair yield.be cause she grain will mature from the win ter moisture in the earth. Barley usual ly lasts in the spring until we have our. East India millet crop ready for soiling. The latter furnishes green food from she 1st of May until froat, and asn acre of this grass well manured, anid regularly tilled, will furnish sufficient green food for half dozen horses, and a-like number of milch cows. It is good for breeding swine, and if it were cultivated as a hay crop, it wo)uld greatly increase that crop amongst us, and furnsish an inexhsaustable supply for our masrkets. These are only a fe w of the aids which we can comimand so re lieveour short grain crop., and why should we despair? Let us look to the bright sptots which hope pictures in the shadowy future, anad determine that we will not desert the soil which was so gallantly won bsy our ancestors-and let us not tmurmur eca-use the umniposencee of Deity has or dained that soil shall continue fursa season a desert, and not' Egypt!~.Caroinfan, 7th~ inst. Green, the Reformed Gambler, in a speech as a Temperance meeting gave she following answer to one who asked him where lie received his education: " Born a Buckeye, raised ua Ho~osier, tpok a dessou in Cincinnati-'ail, studied and practced gambsling for 12 years on she iMississippi, and graduated in Texas." A jeanns benr1 is non broten. From the South-Caroltnian. THE DUCK PLANT. This rare and strange vegetable production is now in bloom in the Botanic Garden of 51r. Russell, ag is attracting considerable atten tion. We egard it as the most singular ob ject we have ever beheld, and deem it worthy of a visitefi fn all lovers of the curious in the kingdom of nature. At the request of several persons we take the liberty of subjoining the following admirable account of this plaut, from the pen of the distinguished naturalist, Dr. Bachman of Charleston, which was published at length in, our paper of the 22nd May last. Aristolochia fatida. Cla ynardria. Order Hexandria. - tural order Aristolochiacm. Generio haracter. Calix none. Carolia one petal, tubular; filaments, authers six, fastened at bottom to the stigma-six parted. Seeds several, depressed. Specificecharacter. Plan climbing, ever-green, stem twining, branching, leaves large, (,etio late cordate, acute, strongly veined, dark green above, lighter beneath. Flower stalk about a foot long. The great singularity in this species consists W the flower which bears a gen -eral resegblance to some water fowl, and is supposed to be not unlike a duck, hence its Englis name. A full grown flower, including he tail, is about 3 feet long ; the curio4 appendage, not inaptly called the tail,-lJal out 22 inches, body 18 inches in circu frerence. There is, however. a considerable variation in .the size of dif ferent flowers, although in shape they are remarkably uniform. When several of these floW'ere are hanging on the vine they present the .singular appearance of a num berof stra'nge birds suspended by their bills and daugiug in the air. On a cursory view it requires no great stretch of imagi nation to-see in this flower a compound of various species of fowl; thea large head and elevated bill of the goose, the curved neck- of the swan, the pouch of the pelican. and thle body of the muscovey duck ; the loug pindulous tail has no resemblance to that of any of the feathered tribe. The body is tubular, presenting the appearance of being inflated-the whole flower is strongly.ribbed to prevent it from collap sing. Its color is pale yellowish green, veindd.and reticulated with light purple. If the external appearance of this flower is very stiking, the internal structure is still moretremarkable. WVhen-it has arri ved a' I growth, a seam. opens lot giidi J te;anterior. positiou of the, body presenting The interhal surface of the corollo, beautifully spotted with dark pur ple on a light yellow ground like the mark ings on the flowers of some of the species of stapelia. Around the opening into the throat the color is of a rich dark purple, approaching to black. The. opening into the neck and head is not unlike that of the wind-pipe of the feathered tribe. This narrow orifice is lined with thick hair or bristles pointing upwards so as to form a kind of funnel similar to the entrance into a wire mouse trap; above this, and as it were in the bill and head of the bird is tile etigna, on which the s'atnens are inserted. These stamens, which contain the pollen or dust that lertilizes the seed hang down wards, and we are at a loss to conceive in what manner the authers can deposite the pollen on the stigma inasmuch as they are situated below it. Here nature seems in have made a wise provision in calling in the aid of art to ef'ect 'its purposes. No sooner is the corallo expanded than a strong and disagreeable odor issues from the throat of the flower. This attracts the insects, and they immediately and by do zeus enter the -orifice whete they are to tally unable to return, in consequence of the'points of the hair meeting them. TIli.ir cotnfincement soon becomes irksome ; they keep moving about-continually, and thus stimulating the filaments ; the ant hers now either eject the pollen on the stigena or what seetms most probable. the pollen is conveyed thither by the insects. But after the flower has become fertilized, the hair shrinks becomes flaccid, hangs downi close to the side of the flower, and the little pris oners leave their cage. There are many flowers called person. ate flowers, that resemble the counienan ces of various kinds of animals. .The cui rious and imaginative have seen resem blances in the faces of their domestic cat tle to the human countenances. Indeed, ihe Etrick Sh. pherd corne to the conclu siun that by a ,long association, with his faithful dog, their countenances had grad ually put en a similar expression. In all these cases it is evident that a single poitt of reeemblance when the species differ in every other characteristic, does not consti. tute an alinity. It is not in a'muere re semblance of external forms,.but in the in ternal structure, and a similarity in matny essential particulars that naturalists seek for evidences of a near approxinmation of species. Nor should we be misled by the vulgar name given to different species. The so called sea horse somnetimes found in our harbor is pretty nearly allied to the shrimp, and i~s generally less in sia--the Bea lion' is a large, ugly seal, and the sea dog is a smaller species of the same genus. Among plants we-have the snail flower, the snake, plant, ,-he side-saddle flower, the ai'gator melon, the duck plant, &c., agreeable to this absurd theory there woulai be a connecting link betuween the horse and shrimp, the squash~ and the snake, the aligator and the melon, and our curious Sarraene ..and the ladies side-saddle. These vulgar.bames and real or fancied resemblances'-may mislead the uninform ed, but have'oo effect on the minds of men of science. - FOREIGN NEWS. From the N. 0. Picattune, 3d instant. FROM TEXAS. The fast running steam packet Alabama, Capt. Windle. arrived yesterday morning from Galveston, bringing us files of pa pers from, that city up to. Wednesday last, 30th nit. The following extract of a letter we find in the National Register of the 24th ult. It is dated AUsTIr, July 19. "There is but little of interest going on here: the members of the Convention are becoming a little more excitable as time progresses. Yesterday there was a .fare up between Gen. Davis and Senor Nava ro. Davis, in advocating some measure, introduced into his remarks a comparison rather disparaging to the M'exicar nation, at which the 'deputy' from Bexar took fire, and demanded if the remarks were intended as personal; to whicb Davis re joined, by denying. that he had. said what was alleged. The Seat of Government question; I think, is destined to raise a row, the 'West' having divided upon it be tween Lagrange and Austin." Below we give an extract..of a letter from Capt. Grice, of the Undine, giving an account of the landing of the U. States troops in Texas. It is dated "ARAUSAS BAy, July 28, 1845. "On Saturday, the 26th inst., the Amer ican flag was first planted in Texas by authority, upon the South end of St. Jo seph's Island, upon which I am landing the troops from the Alabaina, idside the bay. There are now 500 men encamped here, and the scene is full of interest. The other vessels with!.troops are not expected to arrive for several day-." The varipus committees in the Con vention at Austin have reported the differ ent provisions for a Coustitution of the State of Texas, ad these are published at length-in the Civilian of the 3th,ult. We give some of the most interesting articles and sections as they appear i. that paper, premising that uhe editor thinks that va rious alterations will be made in many of them before their final passage. The following articles from the "Bill of Rights may not be uninteresting : 3-No religious test shall ever be re quired as a qualification to any office of public trust under this State. . 13tdi o. bill of'aitainder, ex post facto la. br any ltw impairino.the obligation.of contracts, shal.btade,-mosr.vsted rights be divested, unless for purposes of public utility, and for adequate compensation previously made. 14-No person shall e.er be imprisoned fdr delts.. 19-Perpetuities ornionpdies are con trary to the genius of a free government, and shall never be allowed; nor shall the law of promogeniture or entailiient ever be in foice in this state. In the "Executive Department" the 1st section says that "The supreme executive power of this State shall be vested .in a Chief 5Ia;istrae, who shall be styled a GovertEV sai8 State of Texas." Sec. 4.-The Governor shall hold his fllice fer the term of four ye ars from the lime of his installation, and until his suc Lessor shall be.duly qualified, but shall not be eligible for more than four years in mny term of eight years; he shall be thirty years of age,shall be a native citizen of he United States, or a citizen of the State of'1'exas at the time the adoption of .this Uonstititdioii. The 5th section of that part of the Con ititution having reference to the "Judicia ry," department of the State is as follows: ''Tee-Governtor -snall nominate, anid, by and with the advice and consent of two bhirds of the Senate, shall appoint the Judges of the Supreme and.District Co irts. The editor of the Civilian is of the opim on that this section will becotme a iawv, thas taking the election of the judges from he hands of the peopler Theilst section of the "Legislative De periment" provides tbhat "every free white male citizen of the United States, who hall have resided in Texas one year pre :eeding an election, and the last six moniths n the county or town in which he offers o vote, shall be a qualified elector. 4n liates not taxed, and Africans and descen hants of Africans excepted. No niinister or the gospel'or priest shall se a nmember of the General Assembly.' The first election to-bo held on the first M1onday and the following clay in Novem. 3er, 1846, and the elcctton shall be held an the same days in Novemb'er every two years threafter. We have as many of the features of the Consiitution of thte 'new State as we can land ruorn for-the entire document would ccupy some four or five .columns of our piaper. The.Civilian says that "it appears :a be unglerstood, that a majority of the members of the Convention are in favor of inserting a clause in tho Constitution to prevent banks." On the frontier of Texas all wrould ap pear quiet-we see no account of Indian listurbances in any quarter. From the N- 0. Picuypinc of the 5th inst. RUMOnS -OF WAa--LATE FROM M xtcO. By the arrival of the Mexican schooner Relampago we have Vera Cruz dates up to the 23d tult., her day of sailing. - Among the passengers by the R. was Senor Arrangoz, brother of the Mexican Consul here, and Mr.19Mackay, an Ameri-I tan. The latter brought despatches for the Hon. Mr. Buchanan from Mr. Dia mond, U. S. Consul at Vera Cruz which were sent on to Washington yesterday by mail. - War agaidat the United States had not been declared when the Relampago -sail ed.. It was expected that the. mail' which arrived the previous day would bringthe intelligence.. but if it did it hadonot public ly transpired at:Vesa Crub. - That it must be :declared, however, was the general opinion, and we learn verbally that the Government of Mexico is making strenu ous exertions to borrow $12,000,000 to carry it on. Perhaps the Enlish bond holders. in -London would take.the job of lending this money !-. . . Vera Cruz was said to be very healthy. They were landing shot and shells front theCastle of San Juan do, Ulua on'the wharves of the former, as was said -frqu& fear that the, castle might fall into the hands of the United States. - The only American merchant vessels at Vera .Cruz were the Ann Louisa, to sail for.New. York on . the 30th- uit.r and the Water Witcp -o sail for this port on the 26th ult. By the latter we shall-soon receive further intelligence. - Thera were two French, one English, and one Spanish - men of war at Vera Cruz when the Relatapago sailed, but no American. Some . of the latter have probably looked in there before-this. - . The Mexican steamers of war; Mlonte zuma and Gaudaloupe, ware .lying.in. the harbor,.but they were talking of moving them to some safe place. -. We do not find another item of imporr tauce in the Veracruzand. Thefollowing extract of a .letter, which has been -kindly furnished us by. a commercial- house .in this city, we publish as throwing addition. al light upon the movements in North eastern Mexico: 3,aruamoanu. July- 17.'45. I write you again thus soon, fearing that war will be declared b5 Mexico against the U. States, and all communication in terrupted for some time. From the fpreE eut - manifestation of feeling towards Americans we fear we may be expelled from the country at fifteen day's notice, in which case I shall have the pleasure of of seeing you much sooner than I ex pected, although at a &rievous loss, i. a pecuniary point of view. By thie present treaty between the U. States and Mexico, we are per-usitted t.e retnaiu six months o settle upbur business afiairs, but ILam apprehensive they will pay no regard- rty it.' Troops- are.-approaching this place from-:various quarters, and*not,a.-dhtglq doubt remains in my mind ofthe-inten tions of this Government to declare.-war, although it will be impossible for ihemeto push it with vigor, or the least prospect of success. Should they, however.. be supplied with the requisite funds by Eng land, akhough t.he.y .may ,be unable ' to make any powerful demonstration on-the other side of the Rio Gra:nie, their-nation al obstinacy will induce them to defer for a loo time any-approaches towards a peace fiarfeitming their alledged rights to he State of Texas. Advice to Instructors of Youth.-The preceptors of youth, of either sex, ought iowever to be. again and again admou shed of -the importance.df the task which hey have undeiaken, and also of its dif iculty. It is their duty to be patient with he dull, and steady with the forward-to ncourage the. timid and repress the inso rnt-full :to employ the minds of'their )upils, without overburdening them-to tuaken their fear withnut .exciting their lislike-to comnmunicate the stores of knowledge according to the capacity 'of be learner, and to enforce obedience by he strictness of discipline. Above all it s their bounden duty to be ever on the vatch like a good soldier as a sentinel, in >rder to ceheek. the first dawning of vice, or valualife si knowledge may be' virtue s infinitely more valuable;-it isa apearl of he greatest worth, and a diamond -of-the urest water, and worse than useless are ntent al accomplishments if accompanied. vith dissipation ..of -manner and a heart. oaded with' depravity. Death 6f an Infudlet-H on. Win. -C.. Bell, of Kentucky, dijed very setidenly . ew days since, at Schuylkill Haven, in his State. it will be remembered,.that his .is the individual who presided at the afidel convention held in New York. in. klay last. He has truly been ealed to a udden reckoning, and kiows from. his two experience, whether hts opposition to Jhristianity was wise or foolish. The best .-ineedo 3e.-!n thegood old f1orth State, a gentleman sent his eon to chool at an institution situated on Tar tiver; the teacher asked him what bran hes he. wishsd his son put in? The aughable reply as (hat he:'did not care straw what branches he put him in, so te didn't put himin mhe river, i lis never wum a lick -in- his life." About Right.-Somebody,. who writes nore ti-uthfully than ;poeticahy, -says: 'Am ingel without 'money, is not thought- so nuch of, now-a-days, as .a devil with ,a >ag full of guineas." An.old bachel'r,having been itaughed tt by if party . of .pretty gtrls, told theta hey were small potatoes. " We may hb: mall potatoes,' replied one of them, 'but we are sweet ones5!' G.- W. Fredericka ctizen of.Greene ore', Ala.,' dined a few days since,.io etin. een hours after receiviag, the, Iite ,of S nake termed tho wate macensin L .